I first heard this as a school kid on John Peel's show & it took me 20+ years to find it again... Needless to say, I was NOT disappointed! Amazing record...
@diskochimp I taped it from the John Peel radio show (back in the 80s?). Hadn't got a clue who they were but I copied it to Mini Disc, CD and now my iMac just to make sure I never lost it.
1st heard this song while taking a hitchhiking ride from Munich to Cologne in the middle of the 80s. Took me 2 weeks to get the maxi single of it - what a great song this is, and after all these years i still really really love this tune. Great stuff.
This is the only original version I've been able to find online, and sadly, it's incomplete--merely the first 40% or so. I hate remixes. They deconstruct the original artists' work.
This song has a unique and fascinating history. The vocal was done in one take. Soon afterward, Rebop died. A Jamaican friend of the band entertained his kids, Masimba, Maya, Monica by touching them in turn on the stomach, saying 'Masimba belly, Maya belly,' etc. This simple chant spawned a studio song.
Haribol, they used to play this in a discoteque called Parkzicht in Rotterdam in the early 80ties, so nice to hear this song again, thankx for posting, brings back very nice memories !!!
Danke Für dieses video,danke helmut Z.
1974loki 6 days ago
Das ist und bleibt ein Klassiker.
Für diese Zeit ein einwandfreies Arragement.
Stay forever!
mischkristall 1 week ago
CAMERA-CLUB Vienna 1985-1991 D.J.Claudio, unvergessene Zeit!
73vit 1 week ago
Der Song erinnert mich an meine Kindheit :)
chocolatecat28 3 weeks ago
G E N I A L ! ! ! (O_o)
sacomuna1 2 months ago
Very nice Capitan
rangatang100 3 months ago in playlist elusivemix
cooler song :)
SailerPower24 3 months ago
Einfach nur geil!
Wassillis 3 months ago
☼ Rebop Kwaku Baah ♥
vladimirkozmich 7 months ago
I first heard this as a school kid on John Peel's show & it took me 20+ years to find it again... Needless to say, I was NOT disappointed! Amazing record...
diskochimp 7 months ago
@diskochimp I taped it from the John Peel radio show (back in the 80s?). Hadn't got a clue who they were but I copied it to Mini Disc, CD and now my iMac just to make sure I never lost it.
bathamsbottom 7 months ago
imma noch hamma!!!!!
SuperNumber47 8 months ago
soooo lang her und immer noch so geil...
999Perdita 8 months ago
afroraduno sulla vecchia GTD di elton dal KIng a LLoret de Mar estate 1988 come dice Toni Montaperto IO C?ERO
TheAndrealuzzi 8 months ago
Kannte ich bisher noch nicht, gefällt mir sehr gut
MultiWanderfalke 9 months ago
Timeless and unique, never needed any remixes, it's just perfect. RIP Reebop Kwaku Baah.
RJJNY 11 months ago
MASIMBABELE is a classic and will be a classic ......forever.
still an absolutely incredible listening experience - some 30 years after its release!
that´s what we call a real MUSICAL NUGGET.
jennifereccles 1 year ago
1985 top night in the pc 69 club in bielefeld
chromei 1 year ago
jep, geil!!!
darksun604 1 year ago
Ma quanto bella e' ............
bettinluca 1 year ago
This song is quality... first heard it on an Ivor Cutler video... RIP Ivor!. :)
LordTubz 1 year ago
io ti amo ... !!!!!!!!!!!!!
astridsmile 1 year ago
Ja, ja....... alles Gute kommt aus Köln. :-)
Stiernacken64 1 year ago
@Stiernacken64 .....wie zum beispiel abgestandenes Bier (...#was ist Kölsch#)
muchofunko 1 year ago
Ja, ja....... alles Gute kommt aus Köln. :-)
Stiernacken64 1 year ago
bellissimi momenti della mia vita!!!
armyanny 1 year ago
L'ho ballata per anni ......
fantasco grazie mille
cicciobaldox 1 year ago
L'ho trooooooooooooovaaaaaaaataaaaaaaaa! Cercata per anni! Grazie per la condivisione!
SamOfTheSound 1 year ago
wunderhübsch LOVEVA
morgenschweis 1 year ago
SPETTACOLOOOOOOOOOO 10+
teamquaglietta 1 year ago
...liebe nachbarn, entschuldigt mich bitte aber das ding geht nicht leise!!! das beste stück musik aus diesem genre!!!
Schnuff40 1 year ago
It's great to hear this again. My neighbours must have hated this one... ;-)
givacluck 1 year ago
this song is dangerous, once you've heard it, it's impossible not to want to hear it again and again and again. i love it.
sillavnitram 2 years ago 2
John Peel used to play this to death. FANTASTIC!!
diskochimp 2 years ago 3
Unforgettable ! Where is the Time.....
@ wickedwetcat : Oida do samma scho zwa !!
Hofstodl 2 years ago
Da sind 5 Sterne einfach zu wenig!!!
Thanks for uploading!
musicfirstlover1959 2 years ago 3
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juettea 2 years ago
Oida bin i oid wurn
wickedwetcat 2 years ago
love it....awesome wicked tune!!!!
wickedwetcat 2 years ago
1st heard this song while taking a hitchhiking ride from Munich to Cologne in the middle of the 80s. Took me 2 weeks to get the maxi single of it - what a great song this is, and after all these years i still really really love this tune. Great stuff.
fritzo62 2 years ago 6
long long time ago.........thanks so gud 2 hear again
merkurneptun 2 years ago
My first boyfriend dedicated this song to me... wow, it was such a great time and I´ll never forget him. Thanx Alex B. ... :-)
yogilino 2 years ago 4
FOR THOSE ABOUT TO...AFRO MUSIC
manedo69 2 years ago
great...great.....great.......
marozzicla 2 years ago
This is the only original version I've been able to find online, and sadly, it's incomplete--merely the first 40% or so. I hate remixes. They deconstruct the original artists' work.
This song has a unique and fascinating history. The vocal was done in one take. Soon afterward, Rebop died. A Jamaican friend of the band entertained his kids, Masimba, Maya, Monica by touching them in turn on the stomach, saying 'Masimba belly, Maya belly,' etc. This simple chant spawned a studio song.
bardofwawa 2 years ago
Magnifica nordest 10+
teamquaglietta 2 years ago
Haribol, they used to play this in a discoteque called Parkzicht in Rotterdam in the early 80ties, so nice to hear this song again, thankx for posting, brings back very nice memories !!!
ganjananda 2 years ago
Ohrenschmaus, damals wie heute! Danke, Männer!
Rajiarts 2 years ago
a chido nello squalo!!!
zabbarum 2 years ago
Great absolutely great. Thanks for letting me enjoy this again!
luckystriker888 2 years ago
nur das mit den Bällen scheint mir doch ein etwas albernes Wortspiel (Masimba-Bälle? ;))
pianoman74 2 years ago
das war 1983 ... ich schreibs dazu weil's in der info nicht auftaucht
pianoman74 2 years ago
masimbabele..noch immer spitzenklasse
phibie01 3 years ago
classic tune used to play this at alt nights in corby in the 80's
latchyko 3 years ago
wow, was ist das fuern geiler Sound ???
Haut alles aus dem Rennen !
Ich liebe die Musik ..
SpecialUnity 3 years ago
yo wa,aber iss schon uralt der song,aus den frühen 80zigern,ging damals übelst ab....
Haui
TheHauihehe 2 years ago
grandios im vergleich zu heute
jony111 3 years ago
kann man nicht besser machen. höchstens anders.
Doppeldecker23 3 years ago
GRANDE PEZZO !
MELODY MECCA OLD STYLE !
vaico65 3 years ago
Geil Geil Geil!!!
filoh1 3 years ago
Ich sag nur: DER ÜBER-SONG total geil !!!!
Respekt Herr Zerlett :)
1esuohrd 3 years ago
Gute alte Stollwerk-Zeit
Madmansky 3 years ago
this song sits in my spine and has for twenty years
WANKPANKAKE 3 years ago
Erkannt?Der junge Helmut Zerlett an den Tasten
zwiebelbolte 3 years ago
Großartig, habe Masimbabele schon ewig nicht mehr gehört. Brilliantes Lied. Danke dafür!
snaredrumpogo 3 years ago 2
schönen dank dafür !
holgerw67 3 years ago
Respect! For that and much more I love you guys!
Rajiarts 3 years ago
Even after more than 20 years I can't get enough of it. This is the most awesome track of the 80's. Brilliant time we had.
1966Tintin 3 years ago
la migliore...XD
fantincom 3 years ago
ist nicht kaputt zu kriegen, der Song, und warum: weil´s groovt und it keeps the energy!
floorjivers 3 years ago 8
One of the coolest songs of the 80s!!!
Catdelight 3 years ago
thanks for the video. Brings alot of memories My cousin I never got the chance to meet.
Bergacquah 3 years ago
Danke für diesen clip, ja, in der Tat, "Masimbabele" war wirklich ein wegweisender Song
chat080863 3 years ago 2